The Silent Court

It started as a typical day in Ponyville, the Cutie Mark Crusaders shouted that they’ll be Cutie Mark Crusaders Alchemists for that day, planning to go to Zecora´s hut to help her gather some herbs for her potions. Of course, Applebloom visited Zecora in a regular basis; but the Everfree Forest is a dangerous for three little fillies so Twilight Sparkle insisted in going too.

Everything was going so well, despite some small bickering among the children but when Applebloom dared Scootaloo to fly over and grab some roots in the side of a rock that’s when things go awry. The zebra´s warning came too late because said roots were actually the hair of a terrible creature, a Mandrake, a terrible plant-pony whose mere touch is poisonous. Bravely, Twilight Sparkle teleported and pushed the filly pegasus away from the danger but not before the venomous fangs of the creature hit her.

Even Zecora´s knowledge was helpless in this situation. Only one pony could save Twilight Sparkle´s life and that pony was no other than…Pinkie Pie!!

She appeared right there and the zebra instructed to go to the very center of the forest, where the court of the Mandrake Queen, Alraune, was. Before the pink pony ventured the deepest and darkest portions of the forest, the zebra gave her a warning. Only one rule applied in Queen Alraune court, that nopony was allowed to make a sound.

Pinkie Pie ventured into the darkness, being threatened by terrible vision and unable to sing the magic spell her grandmother taught her but she knew her friend life was in the stake so she kept going. Finally she reached a clear valley where the Queen waited on her throne.

Using nothing but her hooves, Pinkie explained that she needed the antidote for her friend. The Queen silently explained that she would only gain said antidote if she defeated her in a duel.

Thus began the most epic duel ever seen in the face of Equestria.

Using her hooves the queen pretended something came over her head and then embrace herself. Pinkie dismissed that futile effort and wrote in piece of paper “Winter Wrap-up.”

Now it was Pinkie´s turn. She pointed at herself and then at her hooves. The Queen thought for a second and then wrote Hearts and Hooves Day. Pinkie conceded and waited for the queen turn.

She pointed at herself and then at the sky. Pinkie pondered for a second and then wrote Mare in the Moon.

The stakes were getting higher so Pinkie thought her next move very carefully. She trotted for a few seconds and the pretended something was slowly falling down. The Queen put on a smirk and wrote down Running of the Leaves.

The tension was unbearable. The next movement of the Queen was fairly cryptic. She pointed at some rocks and then stretched her forelegs and kept perfectly still. Pinkie punched her skull, trying to get the answer, luckily a light bulb appeared over her head and she wrote down Elements of Harmony.

Now Pinkie was running out of ideas. What could she possibly said next? She needed something that the Queen may ignore but she was a being as old as Celestia, what could she possibly not know?

Pinkie then finally got the answer. She smiled cheerfully; grab a piece of dirt and smashed between her hooves, daring the Queen to guess. She stood confused, looked at her subjects but they have no answers, she even imitated Pinkie punching her head but nothing came out.

After the Queen finally admitted her defeat and gave the antidote to Pinkie, she demanded to know the answer. Calmly, Pinkie wrote in a piece of a paper, Chimicherrychanga.

“That´s not even a word!” the Queen shouted but immediately covered her mouth. “No no no no I di-“having broken her own rule the entire army of Mandrakes turned against her Queen. Pinkie quickly flew off the forest, covering her ears to not hear the screams of the terrified queen.

And finally, she returned to Twilight’s side and gave her the antidote to save her life.

….

“Sugarcube, did anything in that story happen at all?”

“Welll, Twilight did ate some poison ivy by accident and Zecora sent Applebloom to find me so I gather the antidote. You won’t happen to have some oatmeal, do you Applejack?”

“…sure, just ask Granny Smith.”

“Thank you!”

“…sure, Pinkie being perfectly quiet. Like I would believe THAT.”